Nondetachable identification tag



July 7, 1931. J. A. L'ETHERT NONDETACHABLE IDENTIFICATION TAG Filed July 12. 1929 [NVEN 701K l- "and ATTOI I EY Patented July 7, 1931 JOHN A. LETHERT, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA NONDETAGHABLE IDENTIFICATION TAG Application filed July 12,

i This invention relates to an identification tag of a non-transferable type such as is animals, fowls, carcasses, articles, or objects of other kinds while being transported, exhibited or on sale.

The purpose of the invention is to provide a device of the general nature described in which the undetected transfer of the tag from one person, animal, fowl, carcass, article 'or object to another is effectually pre vented. This desirable result is achieved by making use of a tag member having a shelllike structure and having pockets formed in its rearmost wall in which laterally disposed openings provide for the entrance into the pockets of expansible anchor members formed on the end of a steel tape loop capable of being passed through a buttonhole or the like of a garment, or attached to any ani ma-l, fowl, carcass, article, or object. The provision of the expansible anchoring members effectually prevents the withdrawal of the loop from its anchored position in the jag member proper without rupture of the In the drawings, in which a preferred embodiment of the invention has been selected for illustration,

Figure 1 is a view of the rear face of the tag showing the attaching loop ready to be forced into anchoring position.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing the anchoring members of the loop oc- V cupying their holding position within seats provided for the purpose in the tag.

Figure 3 is a view of the loop member detached from the tag. 7

Figure 4 is a View in cross-section taken through a mid-portion of the device shown in Figures 1 and 2.

Figure 5 is a face View ofthe tag shown in Figures 1 and 2.

Figure 6 is a side view of showing the anchoring therefrom.

Figure 7 is a view in side cross-section the steel tape points projecting 1929. Serial No. 377,906.

taken through a mid-portion of the pocket shown in Figures 1 and 2.

Referring to the drawings for a more de tailed description of the invention, there is shown at 10 a tag member or marker adapted 51" to have provided on the face thereof any desired legendary matter, symbol, or the like, such as the name of a club, theatre, dance hall, or other name, number, price, description, letter or the like. The tag member 10 is preferably formed of a shell-like formation such as is shown in Figure 4 of the drawings wherein the face member 11 of the tag is provided with a rearwardly extending circular flange 12 which is adapted to receive a cor responding flange 13 on the rear body wall member 14.

The rearward Wall member 14 of the tag is provided with a pair of outwardly projecting bosses 15 which, as will be seen, serve to form pockets or seats for a pair of loop anchoring members hereinafter referred to. The pocket members 15 are provided at one end with openings 16 through which can be passed the anchoring ends of the loop member referred to.

At 17 is shown the loop member and it is preferably formed of a section of steel tape, or Wire, or other adjustable material, and in use is formed with a generally U-shaped conformation as is clearly indicated in the drawings. The extremities of this member are provided with outwardly extending barb or book members 18 which normally tend to open outwardly to the position shown in Figure 3 of the drawings.

It will be seen that as is shown in Figure 1 of the drawings the barbed ends of the loop 17 may be pressed through the adjacent openings 16 of the seats or pockets 15 and that the barbs will yield and bend inwardly toward the side or center members of the loop 17 in order to pass through the openings 16. It will also be seen that when the barb members have passed into the pockets beyond the edges of the openings they will expand and take the position indicated in Figure 2 and Figure 7 of the drawings wherein they effectually prevent the withdrawal of the loop from its m1 anchored position as will be seen.

I F What I claimis I 1. An identification. device comprising ,a tag and a bendableelement adapted to embrace an obj ect to secure the :tag thereto,the

tag comprising a front Wall and a rear Wall 0 secured to the front Wall and having a pair of outwardly bulged portions providingfipocket members, each pocket member having an entrance to. the space therein throughoneof the side Walls, and the bendable element being 15 providedfat its opposite extremities with ends I ,D'ated thisQthday oflJuly, 1929.

p assingthrough the IGSPGCtlVBBIltIiH-TCQS into said pockets and resilient --tong1-1'es von said 5 I ends, eachtongue interlocking. with a Wall of the respectiveentrance andbeing normally spaced at itsextremity fromthe body of said end to such degree aslto require compression of the'tongue during insertionof the end into thep-ocket', F. v f 2.111 an identification tag of thenon-transferable type -a tag member provided With a pair of outwardly bulged members on the rear face-thereof, each, of saidbulged members r having a' restricted opening in corresponding lateral edges thereof, and anattaching mem-f 39 her formed of-steefl tape or Wirewith the free t ends thereof turned rearWardl-y at'an angle 7 p p r to Zthestem portions of the member whereby p to receive the rearwardly turned end of the j loop in anchoring relation therein.

a I JOHN Liz-THEM, 

